Fish records for anglers

Main river sites

Explore 20 fish species recorded at 33 places along the river from 2005 to 2023.

Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2023
Fish species
20
Places surveyed
33
Survey visits
59
Records span
2005–2023

Explore the river

See where fish were found

33 of 33 places shown

Choose a point on the map to see what was recorded there.

Map points are approximate and don’t show fishing access. Check local permissions before visiting.

Fish in this river

Species recorded

Choose a fish to highlight the places where surveyors found it.

FishPlaces foundSurvey visitsLast recorded
Salmo trutta325713 Sept 2023
Anguilla anguilla264613 Sept 2023
Salmo salar254513 Sept 2023
Phoxinus phoxinus254213 Sept 2023
Cottus gobio244513 Sept 2023
Barbatula barbatula214013 Sept 2023
Thymallus thymallus131722 Sept 2016
Esox lucius101013 Sept 2023
Leuciscus leuciscus8814 Jun 2011
Gasterosteus aculeatus569 Oct 2013
Lampetra planeri5515 Oct 2013
Rutilus rutilus4514 Jun 2011
Platichthys flesus2214 Jun 2005
Gobio gobio2213 Jul 2006
Liza ramada2214 Jun 2005
Leuciscus cephalus119 Aug 2006
Carassius auratus1113 Oct 2015
Oncorhynchus mykiss1118 Oct 2006
Dicentrarchus labrax114 May 2005
Petromyzon marinus114 May 2005

These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.

Latest activity

Recent survey visits

Lower Bockhampton

7 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel, Minnow…

electric fishing

Cruxton

6 fish species: Atlantic salmon, Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel, Minnow…

electric fishing

Upstream Sandhills

4 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel, Minnow

pdc electric fishing

Chilfrome Downstream Bridge

6 fish species: Brown / sea trout, Bullhead, European eel, Grayling, Minnow…

electric fishing

About this page

Useful context

This page follows survey locations along the main Main river sites. Tributaries and unrelated rivers with similar names are kept separate.

The map shows past fish records, not fishing access or a promise of what you’ll catch today.

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